Placket-closure.



PATEIITED SEPT. a, 19013.

IL. A, TAYLOR.

PLAGKBT CLOSURE.

APPLICATION Hum 001-. as, 1902 RENEWED JULY 7, 19,05.

10 MODEL.

i v i w v r V WITNESSES:

Patented September 8, 1903.

* PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY A. TAYLOR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PLACKET-CLQSU RE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 738,374, dated September 8, 1903. Application filed October 29, 1902. Renewed July 7, 1903. Serial No. 164,605. on; model.)

T0 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY A. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, county of New York, city and State of New York, have inven tedcertain new and useful Improvements in Placket-Olosures, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a skirt, showing the placket members separated and the placket-closure in position; Fig. 2, an elevation of one of the closure-strips detached. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are detail elevations of different forms of stifiening-sections; Fig. 6, a transverse sectional view of one strip, and

Fig. 7 a similar View showing a slightly-different arrangement of fastening and covering means.

The object of this invention is to provide a placket-closure which will effectually prevent any gapping of the members of the placket when the skirt is pulled toward either side or when the wearer is seated.

Theinvention consists in forming a closurestrip of a series of sections, each section carrying one member of .a fastening device and connecting the adjacent ends of these sections by flexible hinge-like joints. These sections areof sufficient stiffness 0r rigidity to prevent the members of the placket separating or gapping between adjacent fastening devices, and

the flexible hinge-like joints between the seek tions permit the placket members to be freely moved in any direction when connected together without any separation of the members. It is of course obvious that the sec: tions composing the closurestrip may be made of any suitable material and that any suitable flexible means may be used for connecting said strips together.

Referring to the various parts by numerals, 1 designates the inner member of the placket,2 the outer member thereof, and 3 the skirt-band.

Secured to the outer face of the inner member 1 of the placket and to the inner face of the outer member is a closure-strip 4, each strip being composed of a series of independent stiffening-sections 5, the adjacent ends of these sections being connected togetherby means of short links or rings 6. As shown in Fig. 1, these sections are short strips-of flat flexible and resilient inaterialsuch as sheet metal or celluloid or similar materialand each section carries near its lower end one member 7 of a two-part fastening device. As shown in Fig. 1, these sections have cutout portions to lighten the same and to increase their flexibility. This series of sections is preferably covered by a strip 8 of suitable material, such as fabric, and are socured to the placket members, so that the parts of the two-part fastening devices which are carried by one strip will register with the corresponding or coacting parts of the fasteners on the other strip. It will be thus seen that when the members of these fastening devices are interlocked the placket members will be closely secured together at one point at least on each independent section and that the joints between the sections will permit the members of the placket to be carried side- Wise toward either side or to be buckled vertically without causing any gapping between the fastening devices, the said sections being sufficiently rigid to prevent the members of the placket separating.

In Fig. 3 the sections are shown as formed of twisted wire, the wires near each end of 'each section being formed into loops 9,which receive one member of a two-part fastening device. These wire sections are connected together by means of links 10 in a manner similar to that shown in Fig. 1. These wire sections are q'uitestiff and may carry fastening devices in each end thereof instead of only at one end, if-desired.

.In Fig. 4 the sections are formed of a single strand of flexible and resilient wire, which is bent back and forth to form a flexible and resilient section, the wire at each end of the section being formed into rings 11, within which are secured one member 12 of a twopart fastening device. The sections of this strip are not connected together by means of rings, but they are secured to a strip of fabric 13, the fastening devices 12 aiding in securing the sections to the fabric, as shown in Fig. 6, and the fabric forming the flexible connecting means between the sections.

It'is obvious that the rings 6 and 10 of Figs. land 3 may be dispensed with, if desired, and the fabric-coverings for said sec- ICO tions serve the purpose of the flexible connecting means between the strips. The metallic ring-connecting means forms a stronger connection between the sections than the fabric and for some conditions may be preferable to the simple fabric connection shown in Fig. 4.

In Fig. 5 the stiffening-section is shown as formed of wire arranged in the form of a link 14, small coils 15 being formed along the lon gitudinal edges of said link to increase the resilience of the section. Parts 16 of the fastening devices are secured at the ends of the link, and a strip 17 of fabric is secured thereto in any suitable manner. The links are separated longitudinally a short distance, and the fabric strip 17 forms a flexible means by which the sections are connected together.

In Fig. 7 the fastening device is secured directly to the stiffening-section, and a tubular covering 18 is secured to said section. In this manner of arranging the parts the sections may be connected by links, as in Figs. 1 and 3, or the covering material may form the flexible connection between the sections.

It will thus be seen that this placketclosure will be very flexible, and the member of the placket may be moved in practically any direction when the two strips are fastened together Without any gapping between the said members. It will also be seen that the fastening devices will be rigidly held in position and will not be loosened or torn from the sections by the strain of separating the two members of the fasteners.

One of the great objections to using the ordinary two-partsnap or glove fastener on garments is that the strain of separating them weakens the threads by which the fasteners are secured to the garment. It will be readily seen that in this case fasteners are Very securely anchored within the closure-strips and are so securely fastened as to be able to stand whatever strain maybe brought upon them.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A placket-closure device comprising a pair of closure-strips each strip being formed of a series of stiffening-sections arranged end to end, each section carrying one part of a two-part fastening device, whereby when the two parts of the fastening devices are connected together the stiffening-sections of the two members will be connected together one upon the other, said connected sections being held by the fastening devices against independent longitudinal movement.

2. A placket-closure device comprising a pair of closure-strips each strip consisting of a series of resilient stiffening-sections arranged end to end, one part of a two-part fastening device connected to eachof said sections, said fastener being located within the longitudinal edges of the stiffeningsections, whereby when the two parts of the fastening device are connected together the sections will lie one upon the other and willbe held against independent longitudinal movement. 3. A plackot-closure device comprising a pair of closure-strips, each stripbeing formed ot' aseries of resilientstiffening-sections, one part of a ball-and-socket fastener secured to 7 each of said stii'fening-sections,said fasteners being located within the longitudinal margins of the stiffening-sections, whereby when ble supporting-strip for said sections, the

fastening devices extending through said supporting-strip.

6. A placket-closure strip formed of independent stiifening-sections arranged end to end, one part of a two-part fasteningsecured to each of said stiffening-sections, and a flexible supporting-strip for said sections, the fastening devices extending through said supporting-strip.

7. A placket-closure strip formed of a series of independent -resilient stifiening-sections formed of wire, one part of a two-part fastening device secured to each of said stiffening-sections, and a flexible supporting-strip for said stiffening-sections, the fastening device extended through said supporting-strip.

8. A placket-closure strip formed of a series of independent resilient stiffening-sections arranged end to end and formed of wire extended back and forth to form a fiat strip of suitablewidth, one part of a two-part fastening device secured to each of said stifiening-sections within the longitudinal margins of said sections, a flexible supporting-strip for said stiffening-sections, the fastening devices extending through said supportingstrip.

9. A placket-closure strip formed of independent resilient sections arranged end to end, one part of a two-part fastener secured to each of said stiffening-sections, and a flexible tubular strip containing said stifieningsections, the fastening devices extending through said tubular strip.

10. A placket-closure strip formed of a series of independent resilient stifiening-sections formed of wire, one part of a two-part fastening device secured to each of said stiffening-sections and a flexible tubular strip containing the stiffening-sections, the fastening devices extending through said tubular strip.

11. A placket ciosnre device comprising a tervais along each member, the fastening depair of members adapted to lie one upon the vices being connected to and carried by the other and each consisting of a fabric-support stiffening-sections. and a series of stiffening-sections arranged In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my 5 end to end and separated sufficiently to form signature, in the presence of two witnesses, I 5

a flexible joint between each pair, the secthis 28th day of October, 1902. tions and joints of one member coming opp0 HARRY A. TAYLOR. site the sections and joints of the other mem- Witnesses: 5 her when the members are superposed, and v WM. R. DAVIS,

Io temporary fastening devices arranged at in- JOHN G. PEARSE. 

